Chandler's Bedroom

When Chandler first saw his room, which had very little besides the quilt, he said, "Mom, I love the colors!" He notices when I rearrange, switch out pillows, or change decor anywhere in the house and I love seeing my little guy enjoy it. Since he liked the colors so much, I painted his headboard and bookcase navy and his night table and name red. 

I settled on a boat or seaside theme because he didn't care when I'd ask him and he'd gotten into ships at Vacation Bible School. Little did I know, it would be the jackpot of all themes at thrift stores. Apparently everyone tried nautical and was over it because the lighthouses, boat shelf, oar shelf and the miniature boat were all second-hand. 

When I cleaned up to take these photos, I realized how far we've come with minimalism - at least in the toy department. Chandler's stuffed animals fit into that little green box (with a monkey and panda peeking out) and all the toys we store in his room are in the organizer (above) except what's in the kitchenette. We've slimmed out books too, since we read library books a lot. This is because of me. I don't like to read books twice (except my favorites.) I love the adventure of not knowing what's going to happen.